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Belize City harbor

Artist carving slate

Jaribu stork

Spider monkey

Tiny bats living on tree trunks

One of many species of "air plant" -- epiphytes

Black orchid, the national flower of Belize

Curly croto plant

Lamanai

Lamanai

Howler monkeys which raise an enormous and eerie din

Hungry crocodile, one of several we saw

At Altun Ha, unique Mayan city for what it doesn't have

Altun Ha

Altun Ha

Belize City bus station

Luxury express bus

Onboard the bus

At Xunantunich, Mayan city. "El Castillo", 130 ft.
above the main plaza did in my knee, but was worth the climb.

Xunantunich

Xunantunich

Xunantunich

Caulker or Ambergris Cayes

Mayan slate art

Mayan slate art

Lovely, but predatory, lion fish which kills off barrier reef fish

Heinrich, young Mennonite farmer,
who taught me much about Mennonite
culture in Belize

Caribbean waters

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